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Yes, there is Black Locast or Acacia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) around, but it flowers in May. My really light colored supers of honey were filled in March or early April. They find it every year we don'y have a cold Spring. That flow is the reason I really try to get some hives booming really early.

Walliebee, does yours look a bit like this?
This is from my first of 2008 season harvest. The first batch usually looks like this. I was a little concerned since it seemed very thin. I checked it with a refractometer and it was 17.2% water....so I'm guessin' it'll be OK

Dan www.boogerhillbee.com
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards

Maybe it is "honeydew" secretion honey instead of nectar honey. This can be the case where/when nectar producing plants are scarce, such as in a drought (it has been dry in your area, right?). This type of "honey" is very dark and poorly flavored.